Nonparabolicity effects and the spin-split electron dwell time in symmetric III-V double-barrier structures

G. Isić, V. Milanović, J. Radovanović, D. Indjin, Z. Ikonić, P. Harrison

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Abstract

We start from the fourth-order nonparabolic and anisotropic conduction band bulk dispersion relation to obtain a one-band effective Hamiltonian, which we apply to an AlGaSb symmetric double-barrier structure with resonant energies significantly (more than 200 meV) above the well bottom. The spin-splitting is described by the k3 Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling term modifying only the effective mass of the spin eigenstates in the investigated structure. Apart from the bulk-like resonant energy shift due to the band nonparabolicity, we obtain a substantial shift depending on the choice of boundary conditions for the envelope functions at interfaces between different materials. The shift of resonant energy levels leads to the change of spin-splitting and the magnitude of the dwell times. We attempt to explain the influence of both the nonparabolicity and boundary conditions choice by introducing various effective masses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)611-614
Number of pages4
JournalMicroelectronics Journal
Volume40
Issue number3
Early online date21 Jul 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

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